Communicating and ventilating device for vaults



Nov. 24, 1931; c. J. Gol-:BEL ET AL 1,833,744

COMMUNICATING AND VENTILATING DEVICE FOR VAULTS Filed-July e. 1929 2 sheets-sneer i 'NW-524, 1931- c. J. GoEBl-:L ET AL 1,833,744,-l

l COMMUNICATING AND VENTILATING DEVICE FOR VAULTS i Filed July 6. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 fwuentow Jaee/ ing detailsfofthe device@ A ith reference to the dreVillgsjItheA Vvault Well 10 "is shovvn` as providedwith thensuel Patented Nev; 24,1931

f This inventionrelates to means orventi `letting compartments, T suchf as' bank vaults,`

which are substantially airtight when they are closed, and' for instituting vocal commu-1 nication between .the linterior and the .l eXte- "An object ofwthinvention is toA provide means forY establishing passages throu'gh2 a Wall'of a closed vault, said mamsmingOper` ablefrom the interior. of the-Vault..

Y Another object is to provide means forintroducingfresh Veir :into r. closed vault/and for'fridding the conipsrtment'of foulkair. l'. A further object is the lprovision ofmeans ofthe class described .which are not discernible fromthe exterior of the vaulti l ".'These objects are attainedby the means described herein a'nd'fset `forth iin theaccom i Panying drzwngs,:infvvhich:`

Fig. l is a front elevationallview of the operating panel ofv this. Ainvention positioned ,f upon an interiorlwzrll of e vaultyparts of the Wellbeingbr'oken away; i

Fig. 2 is a, view tken on line'2-2 of Fig. l, .and showing the communicating and ven: tilzLt-ing` device in -.theclosed'position.

Figs. 6 'and 7V are perspective vievvssho-w# outervvall plete lll and fan?V inner Wall plte 12.. `Bgetvveen these platesV and positioned Within the'fwjall 10 is .anal-TOW, tapered cas.

ing 113', which is preferably 'constructed of metl. Casing 13 hasth'e top 14,` Tthebott'oln; Y 15,'V sides 16- and 1'7, an'dback 1 8,` endisrecf` .tangulr at -any ofits verticalcrossj sections.

in .the forward. portion thereof, its front; end# body p option of plugf22 and; isqseclired" there- Ato -by `Ineens? o fjfscrevvs 24. horizonte transverse. slot 25 bisects -tlie' Vfront? portion s j of `plug 2 2', being of Isonnevvlnl-t''greetenlength treme VVforward -ofpanel 2 8 directs `its".lightHdoyvnvvatrdly upon the 'paneh A peir offtubes 30 and 31, having eXteriorly-fthreadedi-fends; extend 5 t through panel 2 8Yand blocks 32, intothreaded Figi 3 is a vievv'snn-ilar to-Fig'. `2, showing thedevice in its openr operative posil "bottoni thereof, re spectivelfy;.v T Holes 34iif1`f .back-1 8 'andjin `align inent vviththe l`holes 8 3, complete the communicstiorr o'fltubesBGf-nd through the plete? 1l* and` is flushf vviththe` outer 'face the',`reoff Centreladiaphregm .l y. 2O is mounted horizontally, suches by screws? Y 21,' between thesides lfand'l? offthelcalsifnggf 55. being flush With the'forvverdlfend fiasing' 1 3. YA plug 22,V Which mayf'fbeoffcopper-of Ward Portion Ot. the' aSiis; the@ "Plsb'e-n shorter. in len gtli than'thejcasing. rllhe rfear portion123 is `of harder i Inat'ejrielfl than`- -the Vthan'''diag' hra'fgrn"20.i'S1ot25receivesfidie.- i phrgnrf 20` whiohfserveses ffsupptijng 5 l 1. guide I-upon whicnphefzsz 4,is1-.s1-idenJaarw-f able; Small drillproofajplugs`261in inter?V spacedhrelationyare insertedthroughfthe;eil POrtHS-Offr'llig verselythereog i l Q `A sectionof therearplate 12, immediate y behind the positioned casing'13,"istaken out Vin order to providefthe space V2'( over "which the panel 2& is'positionedendsecured to plate j .j `12. An electric bulb 29'on`the npperportion Y with 'hole` 40 and receives the threaded shaft '37 when the latter isY Screwed inwardly of the plug22. Astud 42 is revolubly mounted in the exposed or outer end of sleeve 'andfinterlocks, as Vindicated at43, withthe shaft end tildinally'ijthrough stud and" is secured tionof-these parts, A handle 47h11 fthe end Oiarm 4'5 provides'a means for turning the Y stud and the shaft 37, secured thereto v :open end casing48, enclosing vthe outer end foftube 3l,.is secured uponpanel128, and has aV wire screen o1 guard 49{fastened-overV its Y protruding end. Anlelectric vmotorfOV` is secured within the? casing 48 by means "of" about"120 degrees. Adan 52, driver-lloy.y inotor V50,-ii's positioned in casing 48 adjacent the louter end thereoAn electric switch 53,

w 4controlling the motor 50, is positioned on the 2A rosette 54 Vprovided"witha threaded stud 55,1is securedA thereby-to the outer end of'diaf phragin 20.! The under. face ofrosette 54 'Y --fhasjcountersunk portions .56.f divided by a centralpartition 57-which,' when the study 55 has-been Vscrewed into diaphragm 20 to` its v Vfullestextentffalls fintosubstantialalignfmentfwithv the end'oldiaphragm 20;; The gouterr edgesof rosette 54 extend 'above and three suspension screws' 51, spaced apart vpanel 2 8 below casing 485iv below Vthe exposed ends oft0p'14 and `bottom 1:5 `of casing 13, "thus jhidingyfrom view the casing. and the diaphragm and-plug'enclosed vj 'The -use and Voperation ofthe' device-*is as followszeBv turning thexarm' 45`i'n `a"clocll wisev direction to its greatest extent, the' plug 22 is moved forwardly ingitsca'sin'g, tothe closed position 'of" the-device, illustrated in` jE-ig. 1." When-it .is desired to ventilate. the vaultY 'and provide communicating ,passages ways, arm 45 is't-urned in the' counter clockp wise direction "whereby the" threaded shaft 37 ;draws -plug -22baclwardly pini casing 13 until therear portion 23 of the plug abutsV the vinner face of the Aback-18 of the casing, as illustratedin Fig.-2.1 It should betnoted that the rearportion ofiplug 22'in1th'is posi- 'tion' extends`to,bi 1tfn0t beyonlthe dgesfofj v holes 34 fin' :back 18, so that vno obstruction YOffholes l34Tresults. iTwo'clearpassagesfrom i the interior to the exterior of thelvault have 'now been established, onethroug-h tube'BO,

upper =hole34, the channelV .chamber beftween :top iplug 22and diaphragm 20., and

l v460 thefupper countersunk portion- 56. of :the

LVrosette, 'and `the;iother' passag'esimilarly A "formedlby.tubeland'the'parts oppositeito Vthose just'l enun'ueratedf The'f'switch 53 is *nowziturned Yto the on p 'ositiomand fan "52 :setinto mot-ion whereby al current` o-fflfresh v ing any airis drawnY in through the lowerpassagef The foulair in the vault'vis allowed to escape Whatis claimedisz.

vice'forvaults 4and the like andcomprising a casingwith an vopen end, said casing being postioned in afwallf'of thevaultwithfits open end extending f through )and vliush with the outer face otthezwall, aslottedplug withinthe casing of agsize-less `than that .of thejfk ;Y

casing, a diaphragm securedA in .thecasin'g adjacent; the open"end-f-thereof`l said da? attempts at breaking or drillingY 1t. j f il. 'Aiv'eiltil'ating jandcoiniiiunicating dephragm.being receivabley inthe `slot ofl vthe i slotted plug, tubesopeningupon the-interior wall Vof the vaultjan'd'communicatingfwith 90 and lower -portion'sthereofrespectively, and means cooperatingzwiththeJplugandoper? L able Lfrom'theolinteriorfofthevaultforslid!y ably'reciprocatingthejplug'zupon thedia- 1 /phragm yaway from theifront of' the casing? *to V'establishseparatel passages fconnectingthe l interior fwith: the f exterior'ofthe vault, one

of said passages *being adapted tohave a posi= Vtivecurrent of air moved:therethrou'gh.V

the interior of the casingladj acentfthe? upper 2. 'A Vcommunicating andventilatingde ;10 0.f *vice for vaults and comprising ay casing p osi-V tioned Vin Va wall of the/vault vand communif j eating with the interior.and(the exterior Vof] thevault, and Vmeansfwithin and non-remov ablev from the casing'fand'reciprocablefromA the; interior of the vaultffor establishingand'f closing ycommunieation'betvveenthe vinterior-' `f n Y of the casing and-'the'exterior ofthe vault.`

3. A communicating and Ventilating de# vice for vaults and comprising a Vcasing posif cation loe/tween"thel interior ofthe casing-and 4.5In a vaultY "structure fthe-1 combination and the interior side of the wall, and-'In'eans V tioned-in a wall of thevault and communicanty jing with the interior and theexterior of the f vault, a plugfnon-removably positionedwith-` in the casing and adapted to close oommuni-y `the exteriory of :the ivau-lt and kmea'nsffcoo-per- Y Vl; -f 'ating with `the plug and operable from the ina, o terior of thevault'for'reciprocatingsaid plug1 whereby f to selectivelyl close and establish communication between the interior andthe exterior ofthe vault',- Y -f i with a structuralvault -wall havingacharnV i l ber therein' opening to 'Ktlieou'tsid'd plug f lmember'opirable from' the interiori side-fot 1 the wall to move'said-plug to openfandclose'- 'saidfchamber, a pairvof membersfproviding .'pa'ssages'betweenthe interior of the chamber',

f V1,833,744V 1 ber andprovidingfortoutside air comn'iuni-f` cation through the passages tothe interior Aside of the -wall when vthe plug is retracted.

5. The combination with a vault wall structure, of `a casingpositioned in the wall and having one end open and extending ,exa

teriorly of the vaultt ube niembersj comi-f Y fmunicating with the interiors of the vault and the casing, a plug non-removably posi- "V tioned inthe casing and adapted tolclosejtle open end of the casing, and means operable from the interior of the vault'for reciprocate ing the `plugwithin the casing whereby to. selectively Vestablish air passages from the interior to the exterior of thevlault.`

6. A' communicating andVentilating-'de-` w :vice for `vaults andcomprising a Itapered `cas-- vault `with fits 'open fend incommunication with the exterior of the vault, a diaphragm horizontally secured L in 'the portion of the casing adjacent the open end thereofyajtapered slotted plugin the casing,said diaphragm lbeingreceivable intheslot of the plug, means cooperating with the plugand i' operable from the interiorof `the vault `for re- Vciprocating the plug rupon-fthe diaphragmw Y ing with thefinterior oflthefc'asing andthe i interior-'of-the lvault,and n nfeans'in[thecasingY i and adjustablejfrom theinterior-offthe vault,

means fbeing adapted' in'gonelfposition to whereby the plug may beselectively moved forward toclose the openend of the casing and retracted to contact the closed endthere of, a pair of tubeV members opening to thein` teriorof the casing above and below the plug in its retracted position suchthat separate pa'ssageways between the interior and the ex:- hterior of the vault may be established, through one of which 4passage'ways a posi-- tivecurrent of air may bemoved; and means exposed portions of the device. 1 7 The combination with-aivault wall stiloture, of a .casing positioned in the wall, Aand on the exterior of the vault for concealing the means cooperating'with the casing andgcom.- prising a plug non-removably `positioned in the casing and reciprocablefrom the interior l of the vault for establishing and closing sepa-4` ing communicatingpassageways between therf interior and` exterior of the vault', one .of said passageways being adapted to'fhavefa' positive'- currentjof air pass therethrough,fand` means f `non-removably VAland recifproc ablyf associated j with said` communicating fmembers *and* A -y adaptedV to befselectively 4interposed insaid,

l` passageways` for .openingfandiclosing corn- Smunication between the interior and exterior Y ofthe vault','saidl means being 'operablewholf ly from withinthe vault.` t

'1o. TheCombinationwith@vault-preview? t; withventilating passagesjinlits walls, of adef vicefor concealing theexterior openings off i' such passageways,` said device! comprising a 80j Y `plate member havingion onefof its faces separated countersunl portionsA extendingin"Ff; ,u 'wardlyYof-said face fromthejedgethereof@ said plate being adapted `to befa'stened tofan exteriorwall of a vaultl adjacent eneorfmore f i of said passageway openings andfwlt'h one' of saidfcountersunk portions in registryrwith Y an'dcovering each -of such openings. x y

1l;` The combination wi liavvaultyof aven- `l tilating and communicating device KVcomprisonly oi'said wall,V a' pair oftubes communicat-V the casing and thelexterioroffthe vault,fandf y i in another position, to establish separatep'as-`V sage ways `from the interior `to J- the exterior .ofthe vault,oneof.SaidpassgewayS-bng 1, y l positive cufem-,pf airy; 4: y ,Y

adapted to have a passedtherethrough. y v In testimony whereof,V wel haveV hereunto subscribed our names this 25'thday of June,"r 1929.Vv l "if `f 1 .CLAYTON J. GOEBEL;`-

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rate passageways between the interior and `the exterior of the vault. Y l i i 8. The combination with a vault, of a casing positioned in a wall of the vault and hav-` ing one of its ends opening upon the exterior of the vault, tube members communicating with the interior of the vault and the inte-V rior ofthe casing, Vmeansv within and non-'re-` movable from the casing and Aoperable from` i the interior of the vault forselectivelyclos-` ing the open end of the casing and for open-I y ing the same whereby toestablish in the cas-V ,1 ing 'separate channels Aeach communicating Vwith one of said tube members', andzmeansr on the exterior of the vault for concealingthe n device and providing'separate' continuations vof the channels established within'the easingmgv Edi-'i i 9 A Ventilating `and communicating de` vice'for vaults comprising membersprovidv Y 901; '1iing' a casingpositionedwithin awall Vofthe- 1 *vault and Aopening uponfthez exterior face A f iff-111@ 

